Heroin Use and Abuse Special Edition"- What the Community Needs to Know - Nov. 30 @ 6:30pm

Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato has called the abuse of heroin an epidemic and has enlisted many local people and agencies in the battle to eradicate it.
The Ocean County Library, as part of the "Tools for Teens and Adults" Youth Services grant, will present a “Drug Use and Abuse Special Edition: Heroin” for the Beachwood area communities at:

St. Paul's Lutheran Church,
130 Cable Avenue, Beachwood, NJ.
Wed., November 30th at 6:30
Community Meeting Room

Led by Lt. Joe Pangaro, participants will discuss the history of the drug, the scope of the epidemic and learn ways they can detect or help if someone they know is using it. Lt .Joe Pangaro, a leader in law enforcement training and a police veteran, presents an interactive program designed for teens, adults, family members and professionals in the community who want to learn more about this drug and it's epidemic.Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato has called the abuse of heroin an epidemic and has enlisted many local people and agencies in the battle to eradicate it.

In 2015 the use of illicit drugs like heroin and crystal meth are rampant in our country. The abuse of prescription drugs has skyrocketed and become a serious danger to the youth of today.

In an effort to empower the parents and guardians of today’s kids and to protect the children, Pangaro Training and Management has created this seminar. Many parents believe that because they may have experimented with illegal drugs as a teenager or used them more regularly than that, they know all they need to know to protect their children. They are wrong. The drugs on the street today are many times more potent than the street drugs of 20 or 30 years ago. There are more kinds of drugs out there. When you add prescription drugs to the mix the problem is compounded ten-fold.

A 25-year police veteran, Joseph Pangaro is uniquely qualified to bring information and guidance to these parents and guardians. He shows what the drugs and paraphernalia associated with the drugs look like, what the symptoms of use are, where the drugs are hidden in homes and in cars, and many of the excuses kids use to cover their drug use. Knowledge is power, this information can save lives. Not knowing what’s going on in the world these kids live in is no excuse and will be of little comfort if your child ends up addicted to drugs….or worse.

Registration REQUIRED. Space limited.
Professional development certificates provided.
Ocean County Library is a registered NJ Department of Education Professional Development Provider.

The programs are free and open to the public, but registration is strongly recommended. Space is limited. To register telephone the Beachwood branch or go to the library website: www.theoceancountylibrary.org , click on the “Events & News” icon, then click on “Calendar of Events” and enter Heroin in search field.

This free program is funded through a community collaboration of the: Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders, the Ocean County Youth Services Commission, the Ocean County Health Department, the Ocean County Probation- Juvenile Supervision, the Ocean County Library, the Municipal Alliance Project and the NJ Governor’s Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse.